While most teachers acknowledge the importance of vocabulary in learning a new
language, many assume a reading class or other teacher will cover vocabulary. Yet …

Using words accurately and fluently in writing in a second language is not an easy task. A
variety of factors can affect vocabulary use in writing, including a lack of the knowledge …

The primary objective of this study was to compare the syntactic complexity of informational
texts produced by fifth-grade students (a) with and without language impairment and (b) with …

The role of extensive reading in building vocabulary continues to receive considerable
attention in first and second language research and pedagogy. This study analyses the …

This project examined the words selected for instruction from fourth-grade
English/Language Arts (ELA) and science programs with the goal of describing the unique …

Digital children's literature is one of the media that can be used in learning as a way to
improve EFL students vocabulary. The purpose of this study is to ascertain whether or not …

Because daily and weekly schedules are never predictable, more than one month may pass
before the notebooks are collected; however, I only collect the notebooks after we have …

Background It is important to question research findings and so we appreciate this
opportunity to further discuss our two studies on the appropriacy of children's literature for …

The use of appropriate of words in writing, particularly frequently occurring four words
combinations in academic register, is very important because it is an effective building block …

Purpose This study was designed primarily to examine the use of abstract nouns and
metacognitive verbs in the narrative writing of school-age children and adolescents. Method …